My God Doesn’t Throw Lightning Bolts
My God Doesn’t Throw Lightning Bolts The painters of the time Under ever watchful eye Showed God as an angry face Looking down from heaven, …
Storytelling
The Dancer
I think I wrote this when I was a much younger man after visiting “one of those” places. I was struck by the beauty, but …
Kingstown Boys
A while back I watched a documentary called “No Dress Rehearsal” about The Tragically Hip, one of my favourite bands and a huge influence on …
Coyote
Indigenous history is filled with tales of Coyote, the trickster who can manipulate people to his own advantage, in order to thrive, and survive. There …
Chasing Clouds
The Great Plains offer a perspective that cannot be found in other places in North America. The endless skies, the limitless views, the land only …
Wild Horses
“Wild Horses”, now there’s an overused song title, right? Admittedly there are a few other songs out there with the same title. I thought it …
Cedars and Ferns
In Spring and Summer of 2023, along with 20 some other gifted songwriters, I was involved in a really interesting songwriting project called “Minnekhada as …
Unsung Heroes
Obstacles, some are big and some seem just, insurmountable. Sometimes even heroes need a light shone in the right direction. A path through the darkness. …
Flesh and Bone
On June 29, 2021, an all time Canadian temperature record of 49.6 C (121.3 F) was set in the village of Lytton, BC. The next …
Cracks
One day I stopped by a local convenience store to pick up a couple things. She was sitting there, picking through the cracks in the …